Climbing stairs can lengthen life expectancy
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Doctors say climbing stairs can lengthen life expectancy
SINGAPORE: Stair climbing can be a great form of exercise for those looking to lose weight.
But doctors at Tan Tock Seng Hospital have found out it has another benefit. They say climbing two flights of stairs can lengthen life expectancy by 5.5 seconds.
Doctors also estimate that one can lose 2.7 kilogrammes a year by just running two flights of stairs daily.
Stair-climbing burns up to 1,000 calories every hour, or five times more energy compared to strolling, two times compared to swimming, and 1.8 times more than jogging.
This vertical exercise can also strengthen physique, improve the heart and lung functions as well as enhance blood circulation.
It helps develop stronger leg muscles, which also reduces the chance of osteoporosis.
"You get a better fitness all over because you train your whole body and not just your legs, because you have to use the handrail. And that helps in all the ways of life," said Thomas Dold, champion of Vertical Marathon.
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Originally posted by QX179R:
Doctors say climbing stairs can lengthen life expectancy
But doctors at Tan Tock Seng Hospital have found out it has another benefit. They say climbing two flights of stairs can lengthen life expectancy by 5.5 seconds.
1 day = 86,400 seconds.
1 flight of stairs = lengthens 2.75s of your life.
You need to climb 31,418 flights of stairs to extend your life by 24 hours.
Coincidently, to climb that flight of stairs, you probably need 2.75s or more to get from bottom of stairs to top of the stairs.
Whatever amount of seconds you gained to your lifespan is negated by those few seconds you used to climb the stairs.
Food for thought.
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If young it might be ok, if old a flight of stairs looks like eternity.
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Climb the corporate ladder.
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I'll take the corporate lift.
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It targets abs muscles as well if done properly :)
However, it may be taxing on knee joints if climb too much